ABOUT US

Windmill City Quilts is located near historic downtown Geneva, IL.  We recently closed our downtown storefront and have relocated to the Underground Quilt Shop as part of our Online Storefront.  

Geneva with a population of just under 20,000 is located 45 minutes west of Chicago's Sears Tower.  Geneva was first incorporated as a city in 1887.  Early Geneva was well known in the Fox River valley region as a quaint, charming historic town.  Today the city still has this appeal.

Downtown Geneva boasts a marketplace of over 100 specialty shops nestled in historic storefronts and charming Victorian style homes.  Visitors to Geneva will discover one-of-a-kind gifts, unique clothing, distinctive art, home accessories, antiques, jewelry and more.  Windmill City Quilts is proud to be a part of this diverse and delightful shopping experience.

Pat grew up in Flint Michigan.  She moved to Illinois in 1980, and for the past 13 years has lived in Batavia, IL.  She worked as a mainframe computer programmer for Central Michigan Bank & Trust, and The Harris Bank.

She has been a part of Windmill City Quilts for 4 years.  Deb was hired by the owner before the previous owner and has seen the store move from Batavia (nicknamed The Windmill City) to the current shop location in downtown Geneva, IL. 

Prior to this, Deb worked in various retail positions for places like Wal-Mart, Gold Circle, and McDonald's Hamburgers.  Unlike the traditional behind the counter position you may imagine at McDonald's Deb was employed in Public Relations giving tours for small groups and taking McDonald's on the road to schools and events.

Deb has been a resident of Batavia for a little less than 20 years, having grown up in Buffalo, NY and moved with her husband's career to Louisiana, Tennessee and now Illinois. 

Deb first caught the sewing bug in Middle School, making clothes and gifts for friends and family.  About a year before she first came to work for Windmill City Quilts she learned to quilt and now this is her passion.

Deb has been married for 30 years and has 3 children ages 13 to 20.

Barb has worked for Windmill City Quilts for about a year and a half now.  Barb started working for the store not long after it relocated to Geneva.

In 1975 Barb moved to what seemed at the time to be the wide open area of St. Charles, IL.  There she raised a family and now enjoys her extended family and 8 grand children.

Shortly after moving to the area Barb got a job with Wallace Computer Services (now RR Donnelley) with one goal in mind, earning enough money to buy a snow blower.  Barb still has this purpose driven characteristic about her. 

During our first summer, a desire to create a unique product that Windmill City Quilts could offer during the Geneva Festival of the Vine Barb created our Wine Bottle Bags.

Barb makes her own greeting cards and enjoys the WTTW Create Channel on cable TV (Channel 242 on Comcast Cable in our area).

Her favorite color is blue and her first car was a used 1953 Chevy.  Naturally it was blue and white.

Kathy has lived in Geneva for 13 years having previously lived in Batavia, DeKalb and Downers Gove where she attended Downers Grove South High School.  Later she attended Northern Illinois University.  Her 3 children all attend Geneva schools.

Kathy has worked at Windmill City Quilts for about a year now having previously serving as a stay at home mother for about 8 years and before that working for a magazine publisher. 

Kathy's family cares for 2 dogs, 2 cats, and a guinea pig.  She does not have a favorite type of fabric, and she collects Depression Era Glass pieces.

Hope is the most recent addition to our staff at Windmill City Quilts.  While joining the group in June after a little more than a year away from the store, Hope was part of the original Windmill City Quilts staff when it first opened in Batavia.

Hope was born in northern Kentucky.  At age 8 she learned the art of sewing.  For several years sewing was just a hobby for Hope.  After her wedding Hope and her new husband had moved to northern Ohio and she developed a new talent ~ quilting.

Quickly Hope developed into a skilled quilter and soon began teaching others to quilt.  Hope has been teaching quilting for twenty years now.  You have the opportunity to meet Hope by signing up to take one of the half dozen classes she will be teaching over the next couple months.

In addition to teaching quilting classes Hope made the time to raise 3 children and now enjoys a 3 year old grandson too.  This spring Hope and her husband celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.

Hope is a teaching assistant for the St. Charles Public School system, and an avid gardener.

Please stop into the store and ask to meet Hope or sign up for her classes today.